First row, from left, Dairy Miss Lydia Ambrose, Lil’ Dairy Miss Haleigh Salkeld and Dairy Miss Elizabeth LeViere; second row, from left, Dairy Maid Margaret LeViere, Dairy Ambassador Mercedes Guynup and Dairy Maid Emmalyn Schaffner.

The Butler County Dairy Promotion Team crowned a new dairy royalty court for the 2025-26 season at its annual Dairy Princess Pageant at Mt. Chestnut Presbyterian Church in Butler earlier this year.

The group of six young women is charged with visiting events in Butler County throughout the year to promote the dairy industry to the public.

This year’s winners are Dairy Ambassador Mercedes Guynup of Butler, Dairy Maids Margaret LeViere of Portersville and Emmalyn Schaffner of Butler, Dairy Misses Elizabeth LeViere of Portersville and Lydia Ambrose of Clearfield Township, and Lil’ Dairy Miss Haleigh Salkeld of Winfield Township.